So, two years ago, I had accomplished losing a lot of weight– gaining muscle, losing fat. I used the Curves eating plan and fitness center.

I actually started losing weight the year I was 39, preparing for turning 40, the year after I’d given birth to our fourth child.

I lost 18 kilograms– that’s 40 pounds.

Since then, I’ve regained 29 pounds (13kg). I actually gained a little more but then lost it in the last month or so.

Our trip to the States, February-July, 2018, I experienced great amounts of stress. Good stress, but a lot of stress– travel, meetings, constantly changing schedule, fatigue, etc. And gaining weight added a lot of stress to me, too.

So, We’ve been back to Ukraine for 7 weeks. I immediately started exercising again, and I started the Curves eating plan again. But I haven’t been sticking to it very well. But today I committed to it, did bulk cooking so I have food to eat, measured out some portions….

But what helped me re-commit was a thought I had last night: “I hate the process of losing weight, but I love having lost weight.”

This was a key thought because Vitaliy is always telling me, You have to learn to love the process. So I started thinking to myself: How can I enjoy the process of losing weight?

So I started thinking about it, and I made a list of things I love about the process of losing weight (not just the result of having lost it), though this list contains both aspects:

1. I love organizing food
2. I love going to Curves to exercise.
3. I love seeing progress.
4. I love getting into smaller and smaller clothes.
5. I love gradually seeing more muscle definition and tone in my arms and legs.
6. I love shopping, planning, and preparing food.
7. I love measuring/weighing myself.
8. I love setting and achieving goals.
9. I love Vitaliy’s compliments.
10. I love how clothes fit and that I have a wider choice of what to wear.
11. I love blogging about the process.

Here is a picture of myself that inspires me

I got my first compliment today about losing weight 🙂